The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-09-05
Late FOREIGN News.


able.
st Petersburg, August 23.-An
official report says the prospects for
the Russian wheat crop of both win
ter and summer wheat are favorable
in most districts. In the Govern
ment Of Taurida, however, they are
unfavorable.
London, August l9.-The Inman
line steamer City of Montreal has
been destroyed by fire at sea and
thirteen persons aboard persisted.
The Montreal left New York August
9th for Liverpool, commanded by
Captain Laud. The news OF her
destruction was learned upon the
arrival at Queenstown this morning
of the British steamer York City,
Captain Benn, WHICH left Baltimore
August 4th for London. This
steamer rescued the survivors from
the burning vessel and brought them
to Queenstown. The burning of the
steamer occurred on the 18th inst. g,
five days after she left New York.
A boat, containing six passengers
and seven members of the crew, is
missing. The occupants of this
boat are the thirteen persons report
ed to have persisted. The steamer
had APO passengers on board. They
were taken on the York City by the
tug Mount Hltna and landed at
Queenstown. All were accounted
for but the thirteen persons in the
missing boat.
Sophia, August 2l,-Messrs.
Sterloff and Grekoff have refused to
join the Ministry, which will appar-
entity be composed of nonentites,
as all the leading men of the coun-
try are holding aloof.
London, August 24.-The City
of Montreal's missing boat has been
picked up, and the seven passengers
and six members of the crew who
were in it are safe and well. The
rescue was made by German
vessel named Mathilde which arrived
at Falmouth to-day.
st. Petersburg, Aug. pa tele-
gram from Nerve says the Amer of
Afghanistan's life is despaired of.
One of his feet has been amputated,
owing to gangrene, and it is feared
the shock will result in death.
Dublin, Aug. 22.-The Loughrea
and Armagh branches of the Ma
tional League met yesterday and
resolved to continue work notwith-
standing the proclamation of the
league. Parnell's presence in Paris
has no political significance.
London, Aug. pa. w. Rus
sell, NJ. p, who left the Liberal
Unionist party because Of the pro-
clamation of the National League,
has written a letter explaining his
resignation. He says: Il have
done the best to persuade my party
ard the Government from proclaim
ing the league, but have failed. The
Government, in my opinion, have
sped their last bullet, and have
handed over Ulster to Parnell. |
confess that my heart turned with
indignation to see my friends sacr-
fcIng union and sacrificing loyal
tepants to handful of unreasonable
landlords, deserving of nobody's
consideration"
st. Petersburg, Aug. Pit is
officially announced that the Govern
ment has sent a circular to the
Powers declaring that it is unable to
recognize the validity of Prince
Ferdinand's election to the throne
of Bulgaria. According to the cir
cular Prince Ferdinand acquainted
the Gar with the fact of his cleo
ton and requested permission to
visit st. Petersburg in order to
learn the Cars wishes before going
to Bulgaria. The Gar replied that
the Princes election would not be
recognized by Russia and that the
Prince could by no pretext justify
his journey 10 Bulgaria. The cir
cdlar, in conclusion, expressed the
hope that the Bulgarian people will
coincide with Russia's views and not
permit fragrant violation of the
Berlin Treaty.
The Moscow Gazette" says the
Russian circular to the Powers re-
garding Prince Ferdinand has given
great satisfaction throughout Rus
STA. 1t believes Prince Ferdinand s
retirement now to be inevitable, and
says if he does not leave Bulgaria
Russia will renouce her obligation
under the Berlin Treaty, which "she
has always regarded as bitter de-
ception after q glorious war;
London, Aug. 25.-Turkey re-
fused assent to Russia's proposal
for coercive action toward Bulgaria,
either in the form of occupation or
by sending Artin Effendi with a
Russian Commissioner to Bulgaria
to secure the election of a new Sob
ranie and a new Prince. Hurkey
prefers to await concerted action by
all the Powers parties to the Berlin
Treaty to Fastening war with
Bulgaria. 1t is the general opinion
of leading European diplomates that
Germany gave her assent to the
Russian proposals for an Ottoman
Commission and a Russian General
to settle the Bulgaria question,
merely to place itself in a position
to be able to prevent Russia from